This morning Fred makes an early start. After saying goodbye to Allas he heads off to get the bus to Pokhara. He is one of the first to arrive and has to wait around for a while before they eventually get underway.

"The bus is a 28-seater reputedly from Switzerland (although it must be very old) and proudly proclaims on the side ‘Swiss Mini-Couch’, it wasn’t as comfortable as that."